One is an Iraq War veteran turned writer/activist; the other is a line cook in a four-star restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. However, when it comes to their friendship and their shared commitment to social causes, Blanka Stratford and Katerina Tassiopoulos are just about the perfect match. The two Canton High School graduates have […]
As a professor of civil engineering technology at Wentworth Institute in Boston, Jack Duggan is constantly on the lookout for “real world” examples that he can incorporate into his courses as teaching and learning tools. So when Duggan was told about a 40-acre brownfield site that’s being targeted for redevelopment in Canton, he was immediately […]
A grassroots effort to get the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act back on the ballot via petition appears to have reached its goal, reported CPA organizer Deb Sundin on Monday. While nothing is official until certified by the town clerk, Sundin said supporters were able to collect over 950 signatures from Canton voters over the past […]
Between a recent outreach trip to Kentucky with the St. Gerard’s youth program and an impressive showing at last month’s Falmouth Sprint Triathlon, Mary Kate Morrissey has had a busy and memorable summer — and it’s not over yet. In fact, over the next 32 days, the 16-year-old Canton resident will compete in three more […]
It isn’t often that a professional symphony orchestra finds its way to the suburbs, but that has been the case in the Neponset Valley since 2007 and will continue this fall with the debut of Symphony Nova, a 65-member training orchestra featuring some of the region’s finest post-collegiate professional musicians. Formerly known as the Neponset […]
The risk level for contracting Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in the town of Canton remains at “high” and residents should continue to practice personal protection measures — including using insect repellant and staying indoors from dusk to dawn whenever possible — until further notice from the state, according to Board of Health Director John Ciccotelli. […]
After receiving numerous reports of coyote sightings and even a few close encounters throughout the spring and early summer, Canton Animal Control Officer Nadya Branca has noticed a sharp decline in such cases over the past several weeks — a trend, she said, that was not unexpected given the animal’s biological makeup. In fact, Branca […]
A few days after Canton voters collectively said “no” to the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act in the April town election, Deb Sundin, a conservation commissioner and an ardent CPA supporter, wrote a letter to the Citizen in which she thanked her fellow supporters for their vote, urged the CPA’s opponents to reconsider, and admonished all […]
With a list of past employers that includes the Beavers, BayBears, and Chukars, it isn’t any wonder that Canton native Tim Hagerty developed a fascination with “off-the-wall” baseball team names. However, not even Hagerty himself, who is the current radio voice of the Tucson Padres, could have imagined just how far this interest would take […]
Whenever Veterans Agent Tony Andreotti meets or visits with a World War II veteran, a part of him still sees the strapping young soldier in uniform that he remembers from his childhood in Canton. Mostly, however, Andreotti sees the veteran as he is today — a retiree, a grandfather, perhaps even a great-grandfather — and […]
